Extensible partitions for drawers and the like



May 1, 1956 v. PINTO 2,743,774

EXTENSIBLE PARTITIONS FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE Filed July 27. 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ff INVENTOR. J VIOLET PINTO ATTORNEY May 1, 1956 v. PINTO 2,743,774

EXTENSIBLE PARTITIONS FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE Filed July 27. 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 36 Q E! m v /6 A E /7 X /5 7 Fig/L fig/[Z a 43 @5 I f 33/37 I l a INVENTOR. J .1 3 I V VIOLET PINTO Hi BY 27 W EXTENSIBLE PARTITIONS FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE Violet Pinto, Bronx, N. Y.

Application July 27, 1953, Serial No. 370,392

2 Claims. (Cl. 160-351) This invention relates to extensible partitions for drawers for chests, desks, cabinets and the like whereby the drawers may be divided into separate compartments for holding various articles.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a partition for a drawer which is extensible and adjustable longitudinally and transversely as to length and depth. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a partition unit for a draw which can readily be inserted into and removed from a drawer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a readymade partition unit for a drawer which can be quickly applied to various sized drawers.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable partition unit for a drawer which will be maintained by reason of its construction in an upright position within a drawer and which can be easily positioned within the drawer or removed therefrom without damaging or changing any of the present construction of the drawer.

It is further proposed to provide a partition for a drawer which is simple and durable in construction and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer with a partition embodying one form of my invention in position therein.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base portion of the partition unit.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the partition slats in spaced relation.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of an extension member.

Fig. 7 is a similar view with parts being broken away.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the guide member at one end of the base.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the guide members at the other end of the base.

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 10-48) of Fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 11-11 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 10 but showing a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 13 is a side elevational view of one of the partition slats of Fig. 12.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 11, inclusive, the first form of the invention shown comprises a conventional rectangular shaped drawer construction 10 formed of wood and having a bottom 11, vertical side walls 12 and end walls 13. This drawer is of a type used in chests, desks, cabinets and other articles of furniture for holding various articles of ditferent shapes and sizes. Such drawers are of various lengths and heights and it is often desirable to divide the drawers into separate compartments in order to arrange the articles therein in an orderly fashion.

According to the present invention, a partition unit is inserted in the drawer 1d at its center or otherwise dividing the drawer into two compartments whereby the different types of articles in the drawer may be arranged and kept segregated. The partition unit consists of an elongated flat base board 14 having a central groove 15 therealong, the base 14- being positioned endwise of the bottom 11 of the drawer at its center. An upright channel-shapedpost 16 is secured to one end of the base 14 by a hinge device 17 so that it can be swung to flat collapsed position on the board. A pair of upstanding L- shaped guide members 18 of spring metal are secured to the other end of the base on both sides of the groove 15. A pair of elongated wooden slats 19 and Eli are adapted to be positioned loosely and uprightly on their edges in the groove 15" in the base with their ends inserted in the channel 21 in the post in and in the space between the end guide members 18, the free springy ends of the guide members 18 being bent and curved for seating in de pressions 22 in the adjacent surfaces of the slats 19 and 20 whereby the slats are held in upright position against displacement. The slats are placed in side by side juxtaposed overlapping relation forming a partition wall to divide the drawer into compartments Z3 and 24.

Slidablymounted on the upper end edge of each slat 19 and 2th is an extension plate 25 formed of plastic material and having a turned-over portion forming a hook 26. The hook portion is termed with spaced protuberances 27 on its outer surface for seating in spaced depressions 28 in the surface of the respective slat whereby the extension plate is held in adjusted position. In order to adjust the length of the partition unit to the length of the drawer, it is merely necessary to slide the extension plates 25 outwardly along the slats until the outer ends of the extension plates contact the end walls 13 of the drawer.

One slat, for example, slat 19 is provided with a series of spaced vertically disposed openings 29 midway its ends, each opening being countersunk as indicated at 36 on one surface of the slat. The other slat 2b is formed with a single opening 31 midway its ends. A bolt 32 is carried by the slat 20 in its opening 31 for interlocking with the slat whereby the slats are held against displacement. The bolt 32 extends through the opening 31 in the slat 2i and has a handle 33 at one end and an elongated head 34 at its other end. A coil spring encircles the shank of the bolt and has one end seated in a countersunk portion 36 of the opening 31 and its other end impinging against the head 34 for urging said head into the countersunk portion 39 of one of the openings 29 of slat 19 whereby the slats are held against relative vertical movement. In order to adjust the height of the partition unit in the drawer, the bolt 32 is withdrawn against the action of I spring 35 and the slat 1t? slid outwardly the desired disnally screw-threaded openings 39 in line with the openings 29' in slat 19'. Slat 20 is formed with an opening 31' through which loosely passes a threaded bolt 40 having a wing finger piece 41 on its other end. The bolt may have an annular member 42 integrally formed on its shank portion, which annular member is larger in diameter than the diameter of the opening 31' so as to prevent the bolt from falling out of the opening 31'.

In order to move the slat 19 vertically and outwardly relative to slat 20', the bolt 40 is unscrewed from the strip 37 and slat 19 and the slat 19 slid outwardly to the desired position for adjusting the height of the drawer.

In all other respects, the form of the invention shown in Figs. 12 and 13 is similar to the form shown in Figs. l'to 11, inclusive, and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. A drawer partition comprising a flat base having a groove extending along the center thereof, an upright channeled post on said base at one end of said groove, spaced guide members on the base at the other end of 4 saidgroove, a pair of contiguous slats seated in said groove and constituting a partition wall, the ends of said slats being disposed in the channel in said post and in the space between said guide members,

2. A drawer partition comprising a flat base having a groove extending along the center thereof, an upright channeled post on said base at one end of said groove, spaced guide members on the base at the other end of said groove, a pair of contiguous slats seated in said groove and constituting a partition Wall, the ends of said slats being disposed in the channel in said post and in the space between said guide members, said'slats having spaced depressions in their surfaces, means for interlocking the slats to each other, and means for holding said slats in upright position including protuberances on said guide members coacting with the depressions in said slats.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Cocks Apr. 22, 1941 

